Oak Park Hospital v. Smuda

Plaintiff, Oak Park Hospital, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, in a citation proceeding which, in effect, barred plaintiff’s attempt to collect $558.10 from defendant Eugene Smuda for medical services. The circuit court held that the Illinois Industrial Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over defendant Eugene Smuda, who claimed at the citation examination that the medical services rendered by plaintiff were part of a pending workers’ compensation claim. Plaintiff argues that it obtained a default judgment, and therefore, it is entitled to interrogate defendant…